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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High tides and forecast weather conditions tomorrow morning may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 3:30AM to 4:30AM on Wednesday 28 October.
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near the River Wear between Fatfield to Queen Alexander Bridge.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on Wednesday 28 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 4:52pm, Tuesday 27th October 2026.
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Warning no longer in force
Wed 28 Oct 2026, 8:09am
Flood alert
Tue 27 Oct 2026, 4:52pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 6 Feb 2026, 8:19pm
Flood alert
Fri 6 Feb 2026, 9:14am
Flood alert
Thu 5 Feb 2026, 9:58am
Flood alert
Wed 4 Feb 2026, 3:56pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 4 Feb 2026, 8:15am
Flood alert
Tue 3 Feb 2026, 1:11pm
Flood alert
Mon 2 Feb 2026, 10:22am
Flood alert
Mon 2 Feb 2026, 10:13am
Wear estuary from Lamb Bridge at Chester-le-street to the North Sea coast
Region: North East
Country: England
Counties covered: County Durham, Sunderland
Watercourses covered: River Wear
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Wear estuary.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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No current or recent warnings.
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